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{{WorkThe '''Gaekwar's Petlad Railway''' was opened in May 1890 between [[Petlad]] and [[Anand]], a distance of 13 miles(21km). It was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line and worked by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR).<ref name=name>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n25/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 17]; Retrieved 17 Jan 2016</ref><ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA412&lpg=PA412&dq=Petlad-inCambay+Railway&source=bl&ots=eoKF25izT3&sig=dusWgQ1um3G5MMaRpx5OckIsNc0&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCWoVChMIlcSyyquayQIVgSwPCh21sgX2#v=onepage&q=Petlad&f=false "The India List and India Office List 1905" Page 412]; Retrieved 11 Dec 2015</ref> The railway was owned by by the [[Princely states|Princely ]][[Baroda State]].<ref name=name/> In 1901 extensions were added bringing the track length to 32 miles(51km) and the entire line was worked by BB&CIR. At about this time it was renamed the '''[[Petlad-ProgressCambay Railway]]''' ==Further Information==See '''[[Petlad-Rly}}Cambay Railway]]''' == References ==<references />
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